Sipan Hemo

Sipan Hemo is the commander of the People's Protection Units (YPG) of Rojava, leading them during the Syrian Civil War.

Biography
Sipan Hemo was born to a Sunni Muslim Kurdish family. He became the commander of the People's Protection Units (YPG), the armed forces of Rojava (Syrian Kurdistan), and he fought against Islamist groups such as the Islamic Front and al-Nusra Front and the self-declared Islamic State. Under his command, YPG forces pushed IS forces back towards their main city of Raqqah as they captured Tell Abyad and linked the Jazira Canton and Kobani Canton.